Lower School Psychologist

Lower School Psychologist

The psychologist will work collaboratively to support and promote healthy social-emotional wellness for students in grades preschool 3 through grade 5.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Support and model the spirit of the mission and foundation documents of the Dwight-Englewood School in work with students, faculty, families and administration.

• Provide skillful support to students to address social-emotional needs.

• Serve as a resource for teachers and families to foster understanding of the developmental, behavioral and social-emotional health of young children.

• Serve as a member of the Student Support Team to address student needs and to create cohesive plans to be implemented both at school and at home. 

• Provide guidance to address school wide issues.

• Teach Life Skills classes to 4th and 5th grade students.

Specific Duties: 

Social Emotional Wellness

• Facilitate social skills groups.

• Facilitate individual and small group counseling sessions.

• Develop and implement appropriate curricula in specific grades.

• Provide short-term individual counseling to students in order to assess concerns and provide appropriate resources to students, teachers and families.

• Provide crisis intervention when necessary.

Resource 

• Observe and interact with students in the school environment in order to recommend strategies of support.

• Work with faculty and families to further develop an understanding of the developmental and social-emotional well being of Lower School students.

• Collaborate with faculty and families to recommend and implement strategies of support.

• Collaborate with outside service providers in order to create a cohesive program for individual students.

• Continue to grow as a professional through internal and external professional development opportunities and participation in school-based learning communities.

Student Support Team

• Participate in weekly Student Support Team meetings to discuss students and to collaboratively develop strategies to address individual needs as well as wider student issues.

• Administer standardized and/or informal assessments to gain greater insight about student needs.

• Interpret neuropsychological and related evaluations.

• Provide written summaries of evaluations to teachers outlining appropriate strategies of support.

• Conference with parents in order to help them understand assessments and coordinate strategies of support for school and home. 

• Monitor rate of progress of recommended home and school-based strategies of support.

Overall Involvement in the DE Community

• Actively participate in the life of the Lower School community, including supervision of students during non-academic times.

• Work collaboratively with the Middle and Upper School Psychologists.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Strong understanding of the range of development and learning styles among early childhood and elementary aged children.

• Experience with “best practices” in the related areas of psychology.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

• Facility with technology

Candidates will have the following:

• Master’s Degree in School Psychology or related field (Required)

• Minimum of 3-5 years working in school setting (Preferred)

• Doctorate Degree in Psychology or related field (Preferred)

• State Certification in School Psychology (Preferred)

Terms of Employment: 

• Both four or five day schedules will be considered for this position.

• Salary for this position is based on overall schedule, experience, and degree with a target salary of up to 100K for four days and 125K for five days.

• Eight hour work days as well as attendance at faculty meetings, division meetings and department meetings.

• Professional days are considered work days and participation in planned activities is mandatory. 

• Dwight-Englewood offers a comprehensive benefits package including, health, dental, and vision insurance, 403(b) plan, life insurance, tuition remission, and a generous time-off policy.

Dwight-Englewood School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, ethnicity, age, national origin, religion, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or military veteran status. The diversity of our student body supports our commitment to employ a diverse faculty and staff. Educators from all backgrounds who bring knowledge and expertise in equity, diversity and multicultural education are especially encouraged to apply.